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Quality of Life in Childhood Onset Growth Hormone-Deficient Patients in the Transition Phase from Childhood to Adulthood
1 Aug 2005
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BACKGROUND: Quality of life (QoL) has not been specifically assessed in GH-deficient (GHD) transition patients. METHODS: We assessed QoL at baseline and after 1 and 2 yr of GH treatment in severely GHD patients, using an adult GHD-specific questionnaire, QLS(M)-H. Subjects were randomized to GH, 25.0 microg/kg.d (n = 25) or 12.5 microg/kg.d (n = 28), or no treatment (n = 13). sd scores for QLS-H were calculated...
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